Monday, November 9, 2009

I started this blog in the spring of 2007 when I was getting ready to take 5 weeks off from work and travel the country with my daughter. If one were to look at the time stamps of most posts, one would see they are clustered heavily during normal work hours and work days.

Days gone by...bye bye

For about 5 years I have been chronically underemployed. I've had positions that allowed me ample hours to pursue blogging, flickr, Rounders, MOA, ADV just to mention a few of my favorite forums. It's almost embarrassing to think about the many sites where I have 1,000 + post counts. All because I had no work to do.

Beautiful Morning View at Work

All that came to a screeching halt in October when I landed a real job. A job of substance. My semi-atrophied brain has come to life 9-5...more like 7:30 - 5:00.I have my head buried in piles of zero's and ones. Data baby! And I love it! I get up in the morning with purpose. I get to work and I know why I am there. It's all very exciting.

End of Season

But alas I feel I've left some of my friends behind. I do manage to keep facebook up in the background, and that has been a nice way to stay in touch. Are you my facebook friend?

New Kitty in the House

So that's the update. Since I last wrote, I have been out for some nice late season rides and I have a write up from my Redmond, OR site visit of next year's MOA rally...that's almost ready to post.

Search This Blog

Welcome Message

Hello, I’m Gail Hatch and I am, amongst other things, a motorcyclist. My home roads are in New Hampshire

I started this blog in 2007 when my then 12-year-old daughter and I toured the country on my ’87 BMW K75. That was 10 years and many miles ago. She’s graduated college and starting her own life. I remarried, bought a house and think a lot about what the road ahead. I haven’t added anything to my blog in a while. But I leave it here for people to stumble upon. I hope the stories encourage the reader to take an adventure they might not have considered.

Gail Hatch, May 2017

Conformity is that jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.- John F. Kennedy